org.exolab.core.ipc
Interface IpcIfc

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpClient, ObjectChannel, TcpService

public interface IpcIfc

All ipc services must implement at least these methods.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/06/27 01:23:32 $

Author:

Jim Mourikis

See Also:

TcpService, Client, TcpServerService

Method Summary

void	close() Close the ipc connection.
java.lang.Object	receive() An object is received.
void	send(java.io.Serializable ob) Send the specified object.
java.lang.String	toString() Retrieve a unique id for this connection.

Method Detail

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Close the ipc connection.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

send

public void send(java.io.Serializable ob)
          throws java.io.IOException

Send the specified object.

Parameters:

ob - The object to send. Must be serializable.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If the data fails to write to the output stream.

receive

public java.lang.Object receive()
                         throws java.io.IOException,
                                java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

An object is received.

Returns:

Object The object received.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If the data cannot be received.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be re-constituted.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Retrieve a unique id for this connection.